Bukata Hayes (right), Executive Director of the Greater Mankato Diversity Council shakes hands with Michael Fagin (left), a former Ethnic Studies professor at Minnesota State University, as the Juneteenth Celebration march ended in front of the Intergovermental Center on Saturday. Hayes, who is himself a descendent of a slave, and Fagin both gave speeches to those in attendance about the importance of this date in American history. Photo by Jackson Forderer

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